Speaking to Collider on the press junket for BvS, Director Zack Snyder said he was close to not only bringing in a new Joker, but also re-incarnating The Riddler, who we saw so cleverly played by Jim Carrey in 1995's BatmanForever.

"The Joker and The Riddler both came close to being in this movie. We talked about the possibility of putting them in. [Screenwriter] Chris Terrio and I talked about it a lot and felt that their mythological presence is felt in the movie and that’s cool, but I didn’t want to get my eye too far off the ball because I needed to spend the time, frankly, with Batman and Superman to understand the conflict."

Bummer, BvS would have been even more epic with these villains, but perhaps it'd tilt the storyline too far to Batfleck's side rather than giving Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor the chance at monopolizing evil.

We do know, though, that Snyder is just as amped about Leto's Joker as we are, judging by the raving review of the acting job he gave back in January.

"The commitment to the role, you’re going to see that really shine through in a way that you’re not used to seeing actors in movies really go all the way with (in) every little moment and every little breath," Snyder said to USA Today. "You’re going to get taken on a journey with Jared that I don’t know that everyone’s ready for but I think it will be amazing."

Guess we'll just have to wait for August 5 until the "worst heroes ever" hit the silver screen for a chance to see how Leto pulls off the role. Feel free to watch the below trailer again and again in the meantime.

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As a gift to Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, as The Joker, gifted the actress playing Harley Quinn (go add her to your #CrushList) with a live rat and a love letter. Meanwhile, he gave the rest of the cast a hog carcass and bullets, as per The Daily Mail.